Bijeljina massacre

The Bijeljina massacre occurred in the Bosnian town of Bijeljina on 1-2 April 1992 during the Bosnian War. The massacre occurred as the Bosnian Serb "Republika Srpska"'s forces moved to secure the town of Bijeljina, which was located at a strategic crossroads. The city was taken after two days of fighting, and the paramilitary Serb Volunteer Guard and Chetniks engaged in rape and massacre. Between 48 and 78 people were killed in the massacre, and the prewar population of 30,000 was reduced to 2,700 by the war's end, and a street in the town was named for the Serb Volunteer Guard by the Serb locals.